OCR recovered text quality varies — view PDF for accurate reading.| PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD coi 7 BB [ nave SER i y LOCATION © - 1a 1. DAT E i # 2. | k 6 December 1962 san Mateo, California | 44 'CONCLU SIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon a . | 2. DATE-TIME GROUP ~ | 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION | A Local. B-Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar | / 9 6/1653% foe _ 0 AirVYisuol O Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aireraft | = Y es | in i | Ly | 7. TENTH © OF OBSERVATION | | ER | 2 minutes Civilian 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1 | Was Astronomicel Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Imauticiont Data = Evaluation | O Unknown ooo ooo 9. COURSE ~ |10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sighting in morn by 13 yr old boy "| of obj about 100 ft in diameter, © | round smooth or oval shape at alt | of 100-160 yds exhibiting speeds of 100 mph to 1,000 mph, Direction of flight to North, Maneuvers included standing still, straight up, and ways. Color was red like a ball of | flame, No sound. Duration was 1/1/2. 1 | mins coming down approachi \ | hovering & three $apg roaching) 27 sges. | conditions fog. ATIC FORM 119 ) (REV 26 5 SEP 52) 1. side COMM ENTS Duration indicates aircraft sighting. Ball of flame indicates jet w/afterburner or possible meteor; however, sighting at dawn & brightness not indicated. No mention of how time figured. 27 sec hovering not consistent with a/c analysis, Alt of 100 yd extremely low. Detail should have rnbeen noted during hovering. Sound] should have Ei ‘audible at subi | AoW level, 2 D EF CL